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by function_seven 1777 days ago
No they don't. This is a common myth when it comes to cases like this.

If the defendants had been selling their product with the exact same name, or ripping off their logo directly, then you have a point.

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》No they don't. This is a common myth when it comes to cases like this.

This is the UK, where digital reproductions of public domain documents do get a copyright. While I agree they overstep here (especially that a regular customer would see the two products differently), IP laws in UK are much more sensitive with these issues.